1 Kings 4:9 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 4:9

Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan;

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ASV

Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;

KJV

The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth–shemesh, and Elon–beth–hanan:

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Commentary

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Ephrem the Syrian

ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 4:1 (373)

The officials elected by Solomon designate the order of the chosen ones whom Christ affirmed in his grace and appointed as rulers of his people. Indeed, twelve prefects were selected to administer the incomes of this king and his house, because just as many apostles …

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בֶּן־	ben-	Ben-	H1128 →
דֶּ֛קֶר	De.ker	Deker	H1128 →
בְּמָקַ֥ץ	be.ma.Katz	in Makaz	H4739 →
וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖ים	u.ve.sha.'al.Vim	and in Shaalbim	H8169 →
וּבֵ֣ית	u.Veit	and in Beth	H1053 →
שָׁ֑מֶשׁ	Sha.mesh	Shemesh	H1053 →
וְאֵיל֖וֹן	ve.'ei.Lon	and Elon	H358 →
בֵּ֥ית	beit	Beth	H358 →
חָנָֽן׃ ס	cha.Nan	Hanan	H358 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H358veeilonand Elon3×

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Samuel 6:20
The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”
leads to
- Malachi 3:2
  But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
- 2 Samuel 6:9
  That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”
- Revelation 6:17
  For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
Through
Judges 1:35
And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.
leads to
- Joshua 10:12
  On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Joshua 19:42
Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
leads to
- Judges 1:35
  And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.
Through
Joshua 21:16
Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 6:59
  Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, together with their pasturelands.
- Joshua 15:55
  Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
- Joshua 15:10
  The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 Kings

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Kings